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GMI Migration Project Manager
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GMI Migration Project Manager
Hays Technology is partnering with a leading global financial services organisation in the recruitment of an experienced GMI Migration Project Manager to join a leading global investment bank on an initial 7-month contract in London.
This is a high-profile programme focused on the migration from GMI to a new strategic platform within the futures and derivatives business. You'll be responsible for driving the project from planning and design through to migration, cutover and post-implementation support, working across Front Office, Operations, Technology, Risk, Finance and Compliance.
This role will suit an experienced Project Manager with a strong background in futures and derivatives operations, system migrations and vendor-led transformation programmes.
Key Responsibilities
As Project Manager, you will be responsible for:
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of a large-scale GMI migration programme.
- Develop and manage detailed project plans, milestones, dependencies and governance frameworks.
- Coordinate stakeholders across Trading, Operations, Technology, Risk, Compliance and Finance.
- Support the creation and execution of migration runbooks and cutover plans.
- Drive operational readiness activities, ensuring smooth transition to the new platform.
- Manage project risks, issues and dependencies, escalating where appropriate.
- Oversee functional, regression and UAT testing to ensure successful implementation.
- Validate data migration, trade bookings, reconciliations and downstream reporting processes.
- Work closely with external vendors and internal technology teams throughout the migration lifecycle.
- Deliver regular project updates and executive-level reporting to senior stakeholders.
- Support regulatory and audit requirements throughout the programme.
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Requirements
To be successful for this role you will be expected to possess the following skills/experience:
- Proven track record delivering large-scale technology or operational change programmes within investment banking.
- Strong experience within futures, listed derivatives or clearing operations.
- Previous experience leading GMI migration, enhancement or decommissioning initiatives is highly desirable.
- Experience delivering major futures platform migrations within a Tier 1 investment bank.
- Strong understanding of trade lifecycle management, clearing, settlement and margin processes.
- Ability to manage complex stakeholder groups across business and technology functions.
- Experience working within Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery environments.
- Excellent problem-solving and risk management capabilities.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage senior leadership and executive stakeholders.
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This role will require you to be in the London office 3 days per week only candidates with the ability to attend the office will be considered.
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